Ending their four-game losing streak, the Cubs pounded out an 8-5 victory over the Padres. Larry Cox hit a two-run homer to get the Cubs moving in the fifth inning and they added two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth. A two-run triple by Joe Wallis highlighted the eighth-inning outburst. Gene Tenace hit two round-trippers for the Padres. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego Padres 5

Game Played on Tuesday, May 9, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 - 8 9 1 Padres 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 - 5 10 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Richards 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .236 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .141 Smith ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .293 Buckner 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .356 Gamble lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Kingman lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .192 Winfield cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .286 Wallis cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 .346 Hendrick rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .192 Trillo 2b 3 1 2 1 0 1 .272 Thomas 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .234 Murcer rf 4 2 2 1 0 2 .276 Tenace c 3 2 2 3 1 0 .204 Cruz cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Almon 3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .326 Gross ph,lf 0 0 0 1 1 0 .348 Shirley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cox c 3 1 1 2 0 0 .207 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sweet ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Meoli ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Fryman p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .091 Rader c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Totals 32 8 9 8 3 8 Totals 33 5 10 5 4 1 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 15,643 Left on Base: Cubs 3, Padres 7 DP: Cubs 1, Padres 0 Errors: Moore, Almon Doubles: Fryman (1), Murcer (5), Almon (6) Triples: Wallis (1) Home Runs: Cox (1), Tenace 2 (2) Caught Stealing: Winfield (3), Richards (3) Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (2), Thomas (4), Shirley (2) Sacrifice Flies: Gross (2), Trillo (1) GIDP: Winfield (5) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman W(1-3) 6 6 2 2 4 0 1 25 4.78 Sutter 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.37 Moore 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 5.94 Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.51 Totals 9 10 5 3 4 1 2 39 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley L(0-4) 6.1 6 4 4 1 5 1 24 6.28 Lee 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.74 Spillner 0.1 2 4 2 1 0 0 5 4.30 Freisleben 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 6.17 Totals 9 9 8 6 3 8 1 38 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Ontiveros popped to center; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Trillo singled to center; Trillo was picked off first (pitcher to first); Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Winfield was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hendrick popped to first; Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. CUBS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Fryman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Tenace walked; Almon singled to left [Tenace to second]; On a bunt Shirley forced Tenace (pitcher to third) [Almon to second]; Richards walked [Almon to third, Shirley to second]; Smith flied out to left; Gamble flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros walked; Buckner popped to second; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Winfield singled to center; Hendrick lined to right; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Winfield to second]; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. CUBS 5TH: Trillo struck out; Murcer singled to center; Cruz popped to first; Cox homered [Murcer scored]; Fryman doubled to left [Fryman out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Almon singled to third; Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Almon to second]; Richards singled to center [Almon scored]; Richards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros lined to third; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Gamble singled to third; Winfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gamble out at second]; Hendrick walked; Thomas forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1. CUBS 7TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Trillo singled to center; Murcer doubled to center [Trillo scored, Murcer to third (on throw to home)]; LEE REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR CRUZ; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center [Murcer scored]; Cox flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WALLIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); Tenace homered; SUTTER REPLACED COX (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED FRYMAN (PLAYING C ); Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); SWEET BATTED FOR LEE; Sweet grounded out (first to pitcher); Richards lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Padres 2. CUBS 8TH: SPILLNER REPLACED SWEET (PITCHING); Rader reached on an error by Almon [Rader to first]; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rader to second]; Ontiveros singled to center [Rader scored (unearned), Ontiveros to second (on throw to home)]; Buckner was walked intentionally; Wallis tripled to right [Ontiveros scored, Buckner scored]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wallis scored (unearned)]; Murcer struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Gamble lined to left; Winfield singled to right; Hendrick forced Winfield (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Padres 2. CUBS 9TH: Gross walked; MEOLI BATTED FOR SUTTER; Meoli was called out on strikes; Rader singled to right [Gross to second]; De Jesus lined to left; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: MOORE REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Thomas reached on an error by Moore (assist by Buckner) [Thomas to first]; Tenace homered [Thomas scored (unearned)]; Almon doubled to right; TURNER BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Turner struck out; Richards grounded out (second to first) [Almon to third]; Smith singled to center [Almon scored (unearned)]; Gamble flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Padres 5.

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